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Our First Generation Room

A selection of objects from our collection have been chosen to illustrate the lives of the Loyalists that fled the troubles in the rebel colonies and came to settle Upper Canada.

The gallery showcases valuable personal effects used by Loyalists or their children, that were protected from confiscation and which miraculously survived the voyage together with the crude items made with limited resources in their new wilderness home along the shores of Lake Ontario.  These include household items, are items used to clear their land and manage their farms.

It also contains a mock-up of the Benjamin Seymour Store from the 1790s, which was located a few kilometers east on the shore of the Bay of Quinte.  In addition there are items related to the War of 1812, since Adolphustown also hosted the Glengarry Fencibles for some time at the end of the War.

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What’s New

  • PLEASE NOTE:   For camping inquiries, please email us at  camping@uel.ca. Contact us now for camping this season.  For museum or branch contact us at 1784@uel.ca 
  • NEW MUSEUM AND RESEARCH CENTRE HOURS:  As of September 1, the museum will only be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9AM to 4PM.  Note we are closed during the week days.
  • GIFT SHOP:  New gift items, new and used research books, etc are now available in our gift shop in the museum along with candy and pop.  Ice Cream is for sale at the gatehouse office.
  • FOR RESEARCHERS:  More surnames added in 2023 to our list of genealogies and family histories in our library.  To view the surnames, go to our UEL Heritage Centre & Park menu and scroll down to Library & Research Centre.
  • For general inquiries or Bay of Quinte Branch UEL contact us at 1784@uel.ca 

 

  • UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:
  • Saturday September 9, 2023 1:30PM  Bay of Quinte UEL Branch meeting at the old Adolphustown Hall, speaker Cheryl Levy talking on Loyalist Women.  All welcome to attend.
  • Saturday September 9, 2023 2nd Annual Chili Fest Cookoff at the stage area at 3PM
  • Saturday September 23, 2023, starting at 10AM, 1812 Veteran Grave Marking Ceremony by Canadian Fencibles and Bay of Quinte UEL, United Church Cemetery in Centreville, ON followed by lunch at LOL Centreville, and grave marking at Moscow United Cemetery in Petworth at 1PM.
  • See our Campground Activities Calendar Page for details on other campground events coming up for 2023.
  • We would like to thank the following for their support:
    The Town of Greater Napanee
    Canadian Museums Association (Young Canada Works)
    Service Canada (Canada Summer Jobs)
    Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
  • Atura Power, Napanee
  • RTO9 Regional Tourism Organizations
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